Uncertainty over Pakistan's tour of West Indies in 2013

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has accused the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) of failing to live up to the promise of facilitating a tour of the Caribbean this year.

Pakistan were originally scheduled to play two Tests, five ODIs and two T20Is in the West Indies in June and July. However, the tour is unlikely to happen with both boards failing to find a window to facilitate the series.

"It's a very tricky situation here as our first priority is to play according to the Future Tours Programme (FTP)," Zaka Ashraf, the PCB chairman was quoted as saying by CMC.

"They actually planned their tri-nation series within our window and left us with a choice to reschedule the series. However, after a lengthy deliberation we failed to find a window to go ahead with it."

As per the FTP, Pakistan were scheduled to tour West Indies in the months of June and July. However, a tri-series that involves India, Sri Lanka and West Indies happens has been scheduled for the same period. To avoid a clash, the West Indies board have reportedly asked their Pakistan counterparts to change the dates to August.

The rescheduling, though, will affect Pakistan's own plans of hosting India as well as playing a series against Zimbabwe that was postponed last year. The Caribbean Cricket League is also scheduled to take place from July 29th to August 26, effectively shutting out any possibility of a window for Pakistan to play against West Indies.

"Earlier, there were plans to split the tour but it's not working as we want to play a full series. The West Indies is an important cricket team and we have always had cordial relations with them, and hopefully we will find another window next year," the PCB chairman said.

Pakistan's last visit to West Indies was in 2011 when they drew the Test series 1-1 before winning the ODIs series 3-2 and losing the one-off T20I.